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ITESSA REGISTRATION
Institute of Topographical
and Engineering Surveyors
of South Africa
1975
DIPLOMA: SURVEYING
Technical College of the
Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg
1968
Member number: S0087
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
Freelance Surveyor May 2023 – April 2024
Self Employed on various building projects
Senior Surveyor September 2022 –April 2023
5D GEO(Pty.) Ltd,Johannesburg, South Africa
Project Involvement:
• Sasol - Midlands Extension
• Sasol - Ash Dams Rehabilitation
• Various sectional title projects
• Various subdivision projects
• Various relocation projects
Key Functions & Responsibilities:
• Analysing and designing bridges, dual carriageways, intersections, on/off ramps, and crossroads of interchanges.
• Performing all field surveying and data collection activities.
• Managing projects to maintain and/or improve profit margins by means of cost and cash flow management.
• Ensuring accurate forecasting on projects.
• Maintaining quality standards by means of accurate work as well as resolving any disputes timeously.
• Maintaining stakeholder engagement throughout the project to ensure sufficient service delivery.
• Surveying of complete projects on the WGS27 and WGS84 systems.
• Correcting control stations for horizontal and vertical control whilst the project is under construction.
• Providing the Resident Engineer with layout drawings of as-built road elevations and road markings.
• Monitoring control stations to streamline construction processes.
• Examine setting-out on main structures.
• Designing the vertical alignment and road cross-sectional profile on the Road Marker and Model Maker software platforms.
• Ensuring that all products are managed to the highest quality and are completed efficiently, on time and within budget.
• Ensuring compliance with project service level agreements.
• Developing effective and professional relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Ensuring that the cost management team is effectively led within the context of delivering a specific commission.
• Managing, directing, training and leading technicians.
• Responsible for full payment investigations.
• Ensuring the cascading of key information.
RUURD VAN DER WAL
FREELANCE SURVEYOR WITH OWN SURVEY INSTRUMENTS
(GPS,TOTAL STATION, AND COMPUTERS) COMPUTERS)
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I am an accomplished and dynamic senior surveyor with over 40 years of professional working experience in Engineering, Topographical, Cadastral and Construction Surveying. From determining project scope and preparing reports to providing price estimates and supervising all activities, I excel at ensuring top-quality outcomes and cost containment. Furthermore, I have successfully worked on projects in countries such as Zambia, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, and Swaziland.
I am well-known for my ability to meet, achieve and exceed all company, customer, and project objectives and look forward to doing the same for your business. 083-***-****
C O N T A C T
*************@*****.***
Johannesburg, Gauteng
LinkedIn Ruurd Van Der Wal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
AND REGISTRATION
SAGC(South Africa Geomatics
Council ) REG NO.S0087.
South African Council for Professional
Land Surveyor and Technical Surveyors
Member number: S0087
The South African Geomatics Institute
Member number: 1157
The Astronomical Society of South Africa
SAGI (South Africa Geomatics
Institute)REG NO 1157
E X P E R T I S E
PERSONAL
• Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Problem-Solving
• Analytical Thinking
• Handling Conflict
• Time Management
TECHNICAL
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Adobe Photoshop
• CAD Software
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Quantity Surveying and Estimating
• Gathering Proposals, Blueprints &
Specifications
• Geometric Design
• Labour, Material, Time
Requirement, and Information
Analysis
• Assembling and Displaying
Numerical Information
• Reporting Research Results
• Requirements Identification and
Implementation
• Construction Management
• Project Management, Planning
and Execution
• Crisis and Change Management\
• Strategy Development and
Execution
• Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Relationship Building
• Budget Management, Planning
and Forecasting
• Cash Flow Management
• Cost Control, Reporting and
Reduction
• Contracts Management
• Procurement and Tender
Management
• Team Leadership and Support
• Training, Coaching and Mentoring
• Commercial and Compliance
Management
• Risk Identification
Senior SurveyorMay 2015 – November 2021
SMEC, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Project Involvement:
• Project BNC23: The Rehabilitation of National Route 1, Section 17.
• The Upgrading of National Route 1, Section 17 from Holfontein, (Km24) to Kroonstad
(Km44.5) - Kroonstad, Free State Province, South Africa.
• The Upgrading of National Route 1, Section 1/Section 17 from Ventersburg (Km2.1) to Holfontein Interchange (Km24) - Free State Province, South Africa. Key Functions & Responsibilities:
• Analysing and designing bridges, dual carriageways, intersections, on/off ramps, and crossroads of interchanges.
• Performing all field surveying and data collection activities.
• Managing projects to maintain and/or improve profit margins by means of cost and cash flow management.
• Ensuring accurate forecasting on projects.
• Maintaining quality standards by means of accurate work as well as resolving any disputes timeously.
• Maintaining stakeholder engagement throughout the project to ensure sufficient service delivery.
• Surveying of complete projects on the WGS27 and WGS84 systems.
• Correcting control stations for horizontal and vertical control whilst the project is under construction.
• Providing the Resident Engineer with layout drawings of as-built road elevations and road markings.
• Monitoring control stations to streamline construction processes.
• Examine setting-out on main structures.
• Designing the vertical alignment and road cross-sectional profile on the Road Marker and Model Maker software platforms.
• Ensuring that all products are managed to the highest quality and are completed efficiently, on time and within budget.
• Ensuring compliance with project service level agreements.
• Developing effective and professional relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Ensuring that the cost management team is effectively led within the context of delivering a specific commission.
• Managing, directing, training and leading technicians.
• Responsible for full payment investigations.
• Ensuring the cascading of key information.
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Eskom Medupi
July 2013 – June 2014
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PD Naidoo (SANRAL), Ladybrand, South Africa
July 2010 – June 2013
Senior Surveyor
SSI (SANRAL), Bloemhof, South Africa
March 2007 – June 2010
Senior Surveyor
PSC Civil Engineering, Pretoria, South Africa
October 2005 - February 2007
Surveyor
Van Der Walt & PNT, Alberton, South Africa
January 1996 - September 2005
Additional job information and references will be provided upon request.